Jan Jansson (1588-1664), Nova Anglia, Novum Belgium, et Virginia, 1636, black and white line engraving with period color, 15-1/4 X 19-3/8 in. (plate), 19-1/2 x 23 in. (overall); unframedNotes: This copy of the map was published in William C. Wooldridge, Mapping Virginia, figure 51, p. 59.
Wooldridge writes about this map, "The Jansson has handsome, restrained decorations, and like the example reproduced here it often appears in wonderful color. Jansson's Indian vignettes, color, handsome lettering, uncluttered composition, and high-quality paper create an impression of richness and beauty. This style is typical of Dutch cartography of the Golden Age, and suffuses many of the individual maps to follow [later in the section]. Virginia and the other places shown seem to imbibe the richness and beauty of the map."
Literature: Burden, Philip, The Mapping of North America, no. 247; Morrison, Russell, et al., On the Map: An Exhibit and Catalogue of Maps Relating to Maryland and the Chesapeake Bay, figure 13.
Provenance: Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, Proceeds to Benefit the Acquisitions Fund

remnants of hinging in upper margin intact verso, two pinholes in lower left margin (possibly from early pest damage), penciled and erased cataloging in lower right margin, plate impression slightly off-center, toning along vertical fold, tape residue in upper left margin